Lisa Johnston

VP of Content

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Lisa Johnston is VP of Content for CGT. She joined the brand in 2020. Her journalism background includes writing for both business and consumer audiences, specializing in technology, retail, and consumer goods. In addition to speaking at a range of industry events and sharing editorial expertise as a media panelist, she's served as a judge for such programs as the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame and the Jesse H. Neal Awards.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

5/26/2022
General Mills Offloads Meal Brands to Eagle Foods
General Mills is selling its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Foods as it continues to narrow its focus in the U.S.

Lisa Johnston
5/23/2022
Why Coca-Cola is Discontinuing Honest Tea
The Coca-Cola Company will phase out the Honest tea brand by the end of this year.

Lisa Johnston
5/22/2022
Edgewell Gets Unfiltered
As part of its efforts to lean more heavily into social media, Edgewell Personal Care wants to connect with beauty consumers while reinforcing realistic beauty standards.

Lisa Johnston
5/9/2022
Kraft Heinz Piloting Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle
Kraft Heinz’s transformation journey is even extending to its iconic ketchup bottle.

Lisa Johnston
5/5/2022
Social Commerce Pioneers: How Estee Lauder’s Riding Beauty’s ‘Renaissance’
Innovation is back in beauty after a tumultuous few years.

Lisa Johnston
5/5/2022
Owning the Cycle of a Promising Future: Up Close With Visionet’s Werner Graf
The CGT/RIS Executive Council member recently shared his thoughts on some of today’s most pressing issues in the CG and retail communities, including what may be the most exciting commerce opportunity on the horizon.

Lisa Johnston
4/28/2022
Madison Reed Takes Next Step to Expand Footprint and Portfolio
Hair color brand and retailer Madison Reed has raised $33 million in funding to support its retail and product innovation growth strategy.

Lisa Johnston
4/21/2022
Data Analytics Innovation: Up Close with Alteryx’s Gib Bassett
Bassett has identified patterns among those achieving value from their analytics investments, and he enjoys telling the stories to others wanting to similarly improve. We caught up with the CGT/RIS Executive Council member to learn more about these stories, as well as the data, analytics, and tech innovations on his radar.

Lisa Johnston
4/20/2022
Kraft Heinz’s Latest Tech Investments Tackle Control Tower and Digital Twins
The Kraft Heinz Company is investing heavily in its supply chain resiliency as part of the next step in its multi-year turnaround strategy.

Lisa Johnston
4/20/2022
AB InBev Restructures; Names Ricardo Tadeu 1st Chief Growth Officer
Anheuser-Busch InBev announced a newly aligned commercial leadership structure that includes the appointment of its first chief growth officer.

Lisa Johnston